X-Bow Systems

Products

• X-Bow's Rocket Factory in a Box is a containerized production system for solid rocket motors, delivered first to the Air Force Research Laboratory. ↗
• X-Bow's patented AMSP process additively manufactures solid propellants. ↗
• BOLT is X-Bow's family of modular boost platforms used for flight test services. ↗
• X-Bow is building the Mk 72 and Mk 104 rocket motors for the Navy's Standard Missile. ↗
• Ballesta is X-Bow's line of large solid rocket motors, announced in 2022 at 34.5 inches. ↗
• Buckler is X-Bow's flight-tested interceptor for defeating drones, priced under $100,000. ↗

Customers

• The Navy is a customer: X-Bow was awarded nearly $70 million in October 2026 to develop an advanced booster for future Navy missiles. ↗
• The Army is a customer: it announced a $13.9 million joint investment with X-Bow in a next-generation GMLRS rocket motor in August 2025. ↗
• The Air Force Research Laboratory is a customer: X-Bow delivered its Rocket Factory in a Box to the lab. ↗
• V2X awarded X-Bow a production contract in December 2025 to supply rocket motor igniters. ↗

Deals since 2020

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Our coverage

• Industry · Solid rocket motorsCoAspire selects X-Bow for Navy CHAOS cruise missile boostersX-Bow will develop and produce ground-launched solid rocket motor boosters for CHAOS under prime contractor CoAspire.Oct 28
• Contracts · MunitionsLeidos picks X-Bow to build booster motors for its low-cost cruise missileLeidos is paying to develop the missile and says an initial 3,000 will come through a Department of War framework agreement. X-Bow's announcement gave no value, quantity or contract type.Oct 12
• Contracts · Solid rocket motorsX-Bow's Navy booster deal funds tooling for up to 500 rocket motors a yearThe prototype agreement, worth up to $69.7 million, pays to develop a solid rocket motor booster for a future Navy missile. Qualifying the motor is a $19.3 million option.Oct 7